North Cronulla Beach or ''North Cronulla'' is a patrolled beach on
Bate Bay
Bate Bay is a bay in southern Sydney, Australia. The bay is south of the Kurnell peninsula and its foreshore makes up the beaches of Cronulla.
The beaches of Cronulla from north to south are: Wanda Beach, Elouera Beach, North Cronulla Beach ...
, in
Cronulla, New South Wales
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales
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. ''The Wall'' is the local name given to the area between North Cronulla Beach and
Elouera. ''The Alley'' is the local name given to the permanent rip current located at the southern end of North Cronulla Beach.
North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club
The North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club was established by a group of local residents who were concerned about the safety of visitors to the beach. The first patrol of the beach was in 1925, using the reel, line and belt as their only form of rescue equipment. The first clubhouse, which opened in 1926, was a small weatherboard building on the beach, at the end of The Kingsway.
Wave action forced club members to move the clubhouse from the beach into Dunningham Park in 1932. The rock pools between Cronulla and North Cronulla were built and opened the same year. A new, three storey cement rendered clubhouse was opened in 1937, said to be the finest in Australia. The
Army
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’s beach fortifications during World War II affected the seawall foundations and the clubhouse had to be demolished after heavy seas in 1946.
In 1950, North Cronulla lost one of its greatest swimming champions, Club Captain Major James 'Jim' Perryman who was attempting to rescue a 16-year-old woman from the surf when he was pulled under by the weight of seaweed on his rescue line. The woman was pulled to safety by another club member but Perryman, who was reeled to shore, could not be revived. A new clubhouse opened later that year and a pool later added to the surf club complex was named after Perryman.
In 75 years, North Cronulla members conducted more than 11,000 rescues. Today, North Cronulla has approximately 500 senior and 250 junior members.
History
Cronulla is derived from an Aboriginal word ''kurranulla'', meaning 'place of pink seashells'.
After a period of stormy weather eroded the beachfront posing threat to the properties and infrastructure, sea walls were constructed on either side of North Cronulla beach in 1974.
In December 2005 areas around the beach were sites where the
Cronulla riots
The 2005 Cronulla riots were a race riot in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It began in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on 11 December, and spread over to additional suburbs the next few nights.
The riots were triggered by an event the pr ...
occurred.
North Cronulla Gallery
Image:North Cronulla tower 2.jpg, North Cronulla Tower
Image:North Cronulla Lifesavers Club.JPG, North Cronulla Lifesavers Club
Image:North Cronulla Cafes 1.JPG, North Cronulla Cafes
Image: North Cronulla Beach 2.JPG, North Cronulla Beach
Image: North Cronulla Cafes 2.JPG, North Cronulla Cafes
Image: North Cronulla Dunningham Park 1.JPG, Dunningham Park
Image: North Cronulla Dunningham Park 2.JPG, Dunningham Park
See also
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Beaches in Sydney
The city of Sydney, Australia, is home to some of the finest and most famous beaches in the world. There are well over 100 beaches in the city, ranging in size from a few metres to several kilometres, located along the city's Pacific Ocean coastl ...
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Wanda Sand dunes
References
Geography of Sydney
Beaches of New South Wales
Surfing locations in New South Wales
Cronulla, New South Wales
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